Twin Falls, ID Trash & Recycling: Bin Placement Rules (2026)

Section 7-3-6 of the Twin Falls City Code answers where trash containers sit and when they come out. The rule depends on whether the property has an alley. Where there are no alleys, the owners or occupants place containers or rubbish in front of the premises. Where alleys are available, they place them in the alley. Set-out happens on the morning of collection day or the evening before. Once the truck has come, the empty containers must be withdrawn from the front of the premises or from the alley as soon after collection as possible on the same day.

The section also keeps the alley right of way clear. No garbage or rubbish containers or piles of rubbish can be maintained in or upon alley right of way, with one exception: commercial haulers can use dumpster type boxes where the sanitation inspector approves the type and location. So a standing residential cart left in the alley between collection days breaks the rule, even where alley set-out is otherwise required.

Container standards sit in § 7-3-5. Garbage goes in leakproof, watertight metal or plastic containers with tight fitting covers kept securely in place at all times. Each container needs handles or a bale and can be no larger than thirty two (32) gallons or weigh more than fifty (50) pounds when filled, and plastic bags can weigh no more than thirty five (35) pounds when filled. Owners and occupants must supply enough containers to hold everything accumulated between scheduled pickups. Section 7-3-3 adds that no garbage, dirt or rubbish can be thrown, swept or pushed into the street in front of a business or residence without the Sanitation Inspector's permission.

The Foreman of Sanitation inspects premises at regular intervals for compliance with the type and location of containers under § 7-3-14, with the City Sanitation Inspector assisting.